Essay due? Printer not working? No worries.

1. A student’s guide to avoiding lame computer-related excuses.

2.  You have a paper due tomorrow. It’s finished, you’ve
proofread and revised it, had a parent or friend read it
to double-check, and even read it out loud to check
your fluency.
 But…

4.  Attach your paper and email it to me.
 rob.granger@badger.k12.wi.us
The “e” does not stand for elephant.

5.  You can save the file to a flash drive or burn it to a CD.
 ****NOTE****
 There is a possibility that the file won’t open on my
computer. This is especially possible if you have a Mac
or use Linux. I will try on my computer at school, and
try Open Office on my home computer. If I cannot open
your file, your assignment will be considered late.
There are better ways.

6.  Email with an attachment to:
 robgranger@markupsync.com
 The document will go straight to my iPad, and I can give
you feedback straight from there.

7.  Look at all these wonderful web 2.0 tools you can use
to share your paper with me. Most with no
compatibility issues!

8.  You can easily start a blog, then copy and paste your
paper into it.
 Just show up with the web address.
 Blogger.com is an easy one to use
This guy has at least five blogs.

9.  Ok, I understand this happens. Let’s talk about how to
work around it.

10.  Using cloud storage:
 You’re good!
 Using a flash drive:
 Save often, and you’re good!
Mom, it’s not a touchscreen. No, Mom. Mom!

11.  There is not an excuse for not handing in work on
time. You have a variety of options, and you shouldn’t
be waiting until the last minute anyway.
I can start working on things as soon as they’re assigned?

12.  As always, if you think you will have a hard time
getting a project in on time, talk to me beforehand.
We can figure something out.
This won’t be involved.